Four-toed Hedgehog vs Spiny restharrow

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ononis spinosa

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Spiny restharrow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spiny restharrow
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	Ononis
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ononis spinosa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spiny restharrow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spiny restharrow
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.

Spiny restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.