Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sidewalk Firedot

Atelerix albiventris compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Xanthocarpia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.