Four-toed Hedgehog vs Murex

Atelerix albiventris compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Medicago
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).