Four-toed Hedgehog vs Highfin dogfish

Atelerix albiventris compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Atelerix	Centroscyllium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish