Four-toed Hedgehog vs small notchwort

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lophozia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	small notchwort
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.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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