Four-toed Hedgehog vs

Atelerix albiventris compared with Nitzschia intermedia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Nitzschia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Nitzschia intermedia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia intermedia is a pennate diatom in the family Bacillariaceae found in freshwater to slightly brackish habitats, where it inhabits both benthic and planktonic niches. Its elongate frustule with a keeled raphe and fine transapical striae is typical of the large genus Nitzschia. It serves as a bioindicator of moderate organic enrichment and nutrient levels in aquatic monitoring programs.