Four-toed Hedgehog vs Guildford Piercer

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pammene agnotana

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Guildford Piercer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Guildford Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Atelerix	Pammene
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pammene agnotana

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Guildford Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Guildford Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Guildford Piercer
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.

Guildford Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.