Four-toed Hedgehog vs Highland Dwarf

Atelerix albiventris compared with Elachista eskoi

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Highland Dwarf is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Highland Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Atelerix	Elachista
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Elachista eskoi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Highland Dwarf

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Highland Dwarf
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.

Highland Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.