Four-toed Hedgehog vs snowshoe hare

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Erinaceidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Atelerix	Lepus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and snowshoe hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	snowshoe hare
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.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.