Four-toed Hedgehog vs Indian-nut

Atelerix albiventris compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Areca
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).