Four-toed Hedgehog vs Jointed Sandmat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Euphorbia articulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Jointed Sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Euphorbia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Euphorbia articulata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Sandmat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Jointed Sandmat
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.

Jointed Sandmat

Habitat

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