Four-toed Hedgehog vs Speckled Spinetail

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cranioleuca gutturata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Speckled Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Erinaceidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cranioleuca
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cranioleuca gutturata

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Speckled Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Speckled Spinetail
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.

Speckled Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador