Four-toed Hedgehog vs small red peat moss

Atelerix albiventris compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Sphagnum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	small red peat moss
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 peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.