Four-toed Hedgehog vs Nodding Yucca

Atelerix albiventris compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Yucca
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.