Four-toed Hedgehog vs Nutgrass

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cyperus stoloniferus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nutgrass
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 stoloniferus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Nutgrass
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.

Nutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.