Four-toed Hedgehog vs Silky Thorn

Atelerix albiventris compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Vachellia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silky Thorn
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.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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