Four-toed Hedgehog vs Peninsula Spiderhead

Atelerix albiventris compared with Serruria decumbens

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Peninsula Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Peninsula Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Serruria
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Serruria decumbens

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peninsula Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Peninsula Spiderhead
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.

Peninsula Spiderhead

Habitat

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