Four-toed Hedgehog vs Shiny Spiderhead

Atelerix albiventris compared with Serruria candicans

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shiny Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shiny Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Serruria
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Serruria candicans

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shiny Spiderhead
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.

Shiny Spiderhead

Habitat

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