Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex vacillans

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex vacillans

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sedge
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.

Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.