Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red Mouse Opossum

Atelerix albiventris compared with Marmosa rubra

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Red Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Erinaceidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Atelerix	Marmosa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Red Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Mouse Opossum
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 Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador