Four-toed Hedgehog vs Low flatsedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cyperus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Low flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cyperus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cyperus pumilus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Low flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Low flatsedge
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.

Low flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, and United States.