Four-toed Hedgehog vs Spathulate Botrychium

Atelerix albiventris compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Botrychium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.