Four-toed Hedgehog vs Striped Lychnis

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cucullia lychnitis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Striped Lychnis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Striped Lychnis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cucullia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cucullia lychnitis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Striped Lychnis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Striped Lychnis
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.

Striped Lychnis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.