Four-toed Hedgehog vs Small red-belted clearwing

Atelerix albiventris compared with Synanthedon myopaeformis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Small red-belted clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Small red-belted clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Synanthedon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Synanthedon myopaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Small red-belted clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Small red-belted clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Small red-belted clearwing
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 red-belted clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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