Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mexican woodrat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atelerix	Neotoma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.