Four-toed Hedgehog vs Microphysid bug

Atelerix albiventris compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Atelerix	Loricula
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Microphysid bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Microphysid bug
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.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.