Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pale Gerbil

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Atelerix	Gerbillus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gerbillus perpallidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pale Gerbil
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.

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.