Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lesser Prickly Sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex muricata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lesser Prickly Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lesser Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex muricata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Prickly Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lesser Prickly Sedge
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.

Lesser Prickly Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador