Four-toed Hedgehog vs Irish Major

Atelerix albiventris compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Atelerix	Oxycera
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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