Four-toed Hedgehog vs Rough-Legged Buzzard

Atelerix albiventris compared with Buteo lagopus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Rough-Legged Buzzard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rough-Legged Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Atelerix	Buteo
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Buteo lagopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Rough-Legged Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Legged Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rough-Legged Buzzard
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.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.