Four-toed Hedgehog vs Hairy Crocus

Atelerix albiventris compared with Crocus pulchellus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Hairy Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Hairy Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Crocus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Crocus pulchellus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Hairy Crocus
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.

Hairy Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.