Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red melastome

Atelerix albiventris compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Atelerix	Melastoma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.