Four-toed Hedgehog vs Oily Pectis

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Pectis
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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