Four-toed Hedgehog vs Henbane Flea Beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Psylliodes hyoscyami

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Henbane Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Henbane Flea 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	Psylliodes
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Psylliodes hyoscyami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Henbane Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Henbane Flea 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.

Henbane Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.