Four-toed Hedgehog vs short oat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	short oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Avena
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	short oat
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 oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).