Four-toed Hedgehog vs Long-winged Groundling

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gelechia cuneatella

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Long-winged Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Long-winged Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Gelechia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gelechia cuneatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Long-winged Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Long-winged Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Long-winged Groundling
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.

Long-winged Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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