Four-toed Hedgehog vs Nut Grass

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cyperus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nut Grass
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.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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