Four-toed Hedgehog vs

Atelerix albiventris compared with Salinicoccus roseus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Staphylococcales
Family	Erinaceidae	Salinicoccaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Salinicoccus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Salinicoccus roseus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Salinicoccus roseus is a pink to rose-pigmented, halophilic Gram-positive coccus found in saline habitats. It inhabits salt lakes, solar salt pans, and hypersaline soils across arid and coastal regions worldwide. This aerobic chemoheterotroph produces carotenoid pigments that may protect it from high-intensity sunlight in its exposed saline environment.