Four-toed Hedgehog vs Love Apple

Atelerix albiventris compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Paris
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.