Four-toed Hedgehog vs Midday Jird

Atelerix albiventris compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Midday Jird
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Atelerix	Meriones
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.