Four-toed Hedgehog vs Silver Palm

Atelerix albiventris compared with Coccothrinax proctorii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Silver Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silver Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Coccothrinax
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Coccothrinax proctorii

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silver Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silver Palm
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 Palm

Habitat

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