Four-toed Hedgehog vs Indian Pea

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lathyrus sativus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-toed Hedgehog Indian Pea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Erinaceidae Fabaceae
Genus Atelerix Lathyrus
Species Atelerix albiventris Lathyrus sativus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-toed Hedgehog Indian Pea
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 Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (5 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

Indian Pea

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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