Four-toed Hedgehog vs purple thorn

Atelerix albiventris compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geometridae
Genus	Atelerix	Selenia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	purple thorn
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.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.