Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pengua

Atelerix albiventris compared with Macaranga mappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Macaranga
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pengua
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.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.