Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mitú Maya

Atelerix albiventris compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Atelerix	Miconia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mitú Maya
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.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.