Four-toed Hedgehog vs slender facelina

Atelerix albiventris compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Erinaceidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Atelerix	Facelina
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	slender facelina
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 facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

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