Four-toed Hedgehog vs

Atelerix albiventris compared with Phacus hamelii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Euglenida (Euglenida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phacidae
Genus	Atelerix	Phacus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Phacus hamelii

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Taiwan.

Phacus hamelii is a unicellular, photosynthetic euglenoid alga with a flattened, asymmetric cell body containing chloroplasts and a distinctive posterior tail-like extension. It inhabits freshwater environments including ponds, ditches, and slow-moving water bodies rich in organic matter. Like other Phacus species, it uses a flagellum for locomotion and can perform both photosynthesis and heterotrophic feeding.