Four-toed Hedgehog vs Stinging Tree

Atelerix albiventris compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Dendrocnide
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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