Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mertens' sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex mertensii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mertens' sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mertens' sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex mertensii

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mertens' sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mertens' sedge
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.

Mertens' sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.