Four-toed Hedgehog vs Spurge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Homalanthus populneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Homalanthus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spurge
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.

Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.