Four-toed Hedgehog vs Higuillo

Atelerix albiventris compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Piper
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Higuillo
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.

Higuillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.