Four-toed Hedgehog vs Scuttle fly

Atelerix albiventris compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phoridae
Genus	Atelerix	Megaselia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain