Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mountain Argus

Atelerix albiventris compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Atelerix	Aricia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain