Four-toed Hedgehog vs Laughing Gull

Atelerix albiventris compared with Leucophaeus atricilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Laughing Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Laridae
Genus	Atelerix	Leucophaeus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Leucophaeus atricilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Laughing Gull share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Laughing Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Laughing Gull
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.

Laughing Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador