Four-toed Hedgehog vs stump-tailed macaque

Atelerix albiventris compared with Macaca arctoides

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	stump-tailed macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Atelerix	Macaca
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Macaca arctoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and stump-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	stump-tailed macaque
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.

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.