Four-toed Hedgehog vs Seneca Root

Atelerix albiventris compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Polygala
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Seneca Root
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.

Seneca Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.