Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mexican Hickory

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Erinaceidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carya
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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