Four-toed Hedgehog vs Metskastik

Atelerix albiventris compared with Calamagrostis arundinacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Metskastik
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Calamagrostis
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Calamagrostis arundinacea

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Metskastik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Metskastik
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.

Metskastik

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).