Four-toed Hedgehog vs Slender Bedstraw

Atelerix albiventris compared with Galium pumilum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slender Bedstraw is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slender Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Galium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Galium pumilum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slender Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slender Bedstraw
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.

Slender Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.