Four-toed Hedgehog vs Rusty Dot

Atelerix albiventris compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Crambidae
Genus	Atelerix	Udea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).