Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lygaeid bug

Atelerix albiventris compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Atelerix	Nysius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Lygaeid bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.