Four-toed Hedgehog vs Shrew tick

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shrew tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Atelerix	Ixodes
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Shrew tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shrew tick
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.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.