Four-toed Hedgehog vs Maple Prominent

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Maple Prominent
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Atelerix	Ptilodon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.