Four-toed Hedgehog vs heath fritillary

Atelerix albiventris compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Atelerix	Melitaea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).