Four-toed Hedgehog vs Small Whiteface

Atelerix albiventris compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Small Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Small Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Erinaceidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Atelerix	Leucorrhinia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Leucorrhinia dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Small Whiteface
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 Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Whiteface

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.