Four-toed Hedgehog vs Green Dock Beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gastrophysa viridula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Green Dock Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Atelerix	Gastrophysa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gastrophysa viridula

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Green Dock Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Green Dock Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Green Dock Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Green Dock Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.