Four-toed Hedgehog vs Marbled Orbweaver

Atelerix albiventris compared with Araneus marmoreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Marbled Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Erinaceidae	Araneidae
Genus	Atelerix	Araneus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Araneus marmoreus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Marbled Orbweaver
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.

Marbled Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).