Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red-shanked Bumblebee

Atelerix albiventris compared with Bombus ruderarius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red-shanked Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Atelerix	Bombus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Bombus ruderarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red-shanked Bumblebee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red-shanked Bumblebee
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-shanked Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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