Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pill Beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Atelerix	Byrrhus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.