Four-toed Hedgehog vs Hover fly

Atelerix albiventris compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Atelerix	Eumerus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).