Four-toed Hedgehog vs Safford Inga

Atelerix albiventris compared with Inga saffordiana

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Safford Inga is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Safford Inga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Inga
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Inga saffordiana

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Safford Inga

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Safford Inga
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.

Safford Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.