Four-toed Hedgehog vs mountain paca

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cuniculus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	mountain paca
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 paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador