Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pygmy cormorant

Atelerix albiventris compared with Microcarbo pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pygmy cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pygmy cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Atelerix	Microcarbo
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Microcarbo pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Pygmy cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pygmy cormorant
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.

Pygmy cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.