Four-toed Hedgehog vs Spanish Gorse

Atelerix albiventris compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Genista
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.