Four-toed Hedgehog vs red-shanked douc

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Atelerix	Pygathrix
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	red-shanked douc
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 douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.