Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Atelerix albiventris compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Botrychium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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