Four-toed Hedgehog vs Maltesecross

Atelerix albiventris compared with Silene chalcedonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-toed Hedgehog Maltesecross
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Erinaceidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Atelerix Silene
Species Atelerix albiventris Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-toed Hedgehog Maltesecross
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.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

Maltesecross

No description available.

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