Four-toed Hedgehog vs Meal Moth

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Atelerix	Pyralis
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Meal Moth
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.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).