Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red Apple Midget

Atelerix albiventris compared with Phyllonorycter hostis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Red Apple Midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Apple Midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Atelerix	Phyllonorycter
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Phyllonorycter hostis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Red Apple Midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Apple Midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Apple Midget
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.

Red Apple Midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.