Four-toed Hedgehog vs Marsh Valerian

Atelerix albiventris compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Valeriana
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Marsh Valerian
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.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.