Four-toed Hedgehog vs Short-Headed Rush

Atelerix albiventris compared with Juncus brachycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Short-Headed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Juncus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Juncus brachycephalus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Short-Headed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Short-Headed Rush
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.

Short-Headed Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.