Four-toed Hedgehog vs starling mite

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	starling mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Erinaceidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Atelerix	Ornithonyssus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ornithonyssus bursa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	starling mite
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.

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.