Four-toed Hedgehog vs Northern Firefly

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Atelerix	Pyractomena
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.