Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red valerian

Atelerix albiventris compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Centranthus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red valerian
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 valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain