Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pectis

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	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 subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	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.

Pectis

Habitat

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