Four-toed Hedgehog vs long yam

Atelerix albiventris compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Dioscorea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	long yam
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 yam

Habitat

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