Four-toed Hedgehog vs Plaster beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cartodere constricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cartodere
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cartodere constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Plaster 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.

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).