Four-toed Hedgehog vs Olinguito

Atelerix albiventris compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Erinaceidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Atelerix	Bassaricyon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Olinguito share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador