Four-toed Hedgehog vs ladder flapwort

Atelerix albiventris compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Nardia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	ladder flapwort
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.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.