Four-toed Hedgehog vs sun shell

Atelerix albiventris compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Atelerix	Astraea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.