Four-toed Hedgehog vs Little Ground Squirrel

Atelerix albiventris compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Atelerix	Spermophilus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Little Ground Squirrel
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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.