Four-toed Hedgehog vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Cotoneaster
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Obscure Cotoneaster
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.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.