Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red Balau

Atelerix albiventris compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Shorea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Balau
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 Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.