Four-toed Hedgehog vs Macaronesian Laurel

Atelerix albiventris compared with Laurus azorica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Macaronesian Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Laurus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Laurus azorica

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Macaronesian Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Macaronesian Laurel
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.

Macaronesian Laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal.