Four-toed Hedgehog vs spirea aphid

Atelerix albiventris compared with Aphis spiraecola

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while spirea aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	spirea aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Aphididae
Genus	Atelerix	Aphis
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Aphis spiraecola

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and spirea aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	spirea aphid
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.

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain