Four-toed Hedgehog vs Javan Rusa

Atelerix albiventris compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Atelerix	Rusa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Javan Rusa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

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