Four-toed Hedgehog vs spiral ginger

Atelerix albiventris compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Costaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Costus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.