Four-toed Hedgehog vs Skin beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Skin beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Skin beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Atelerix	Trogoderma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Trogoderma angustum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Skin beetle
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.

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).