Four-toed Hedgehog vs Guaje

Atelerix albiventris compared with Leucaena esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Guaje
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Leucaena
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Leucaena esculenta

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Guaje
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.

Guaje

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.