Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pigmy Skipper

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gegenes pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Gegenes
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pigmy Skipper
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.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain