Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mérida Nightshade

Atelerix albiventris compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Solanum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mérida Nightshade
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.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.