Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sandbur

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sandbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Cenchrus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sandbur
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.

Sandbur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, and United States.