Four-toed Hedgehog vs Little Dwarf

Atelerix albiventris compared with Elachista canapennella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Little Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Atelerix	Elachista
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Elachista canapennella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Little Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Little Dwarf
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.

Little Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.