Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mountain Aster

Atelerix albiventris compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Oclemena
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Aster
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 Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.