Four-toed Hedgehog vs Silver Colonel

Atelerix albiventris compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Atelerix	Odontomyia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silver Colonel
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.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.