Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pavement ant

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Formicidae
Genus	Atelerix	Tetramorium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).