Four-toed Hedgehog vs lace border

Atelerix albiventris compared with Scopula ornata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while lace border is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	lace border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geometridae
Genus	Atelerix	Scopula
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Scopula ornata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

lace border

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	lace border
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.

lace border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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