Four-toed Hedgehog vs pharaoh ant

Atelerix albiventris compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	pharaoh 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	Monomorium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	pharaoh 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.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain