Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mexican Muhly

Atelerix albiventris compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican Muhly
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican Muhly
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 Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).