Four-toed Hedgehog vs Scotch Burnet

Atelerix albiventris compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Scotch Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Atelerix	Zygaena
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Zygaena exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Scotch Burnet
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.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.