Four-toed Hedgehog vs Roman nettle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Urtica
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Roman nettle
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.

Roman nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).