Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mite

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Erinaceidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Atelerix	Ornithonyssus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).