Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sand Saffron

Atelerix albiventris compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Colchicum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.