Four-toed Hedgehog vs Staph beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Atelerix	Oligota
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).