Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Atelerix albiventris compared with Scytalopus panamensis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tacarcuna Tapaculo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus	Atelerix	Scytalopus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Scytalopus panamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Tacarcuna Tapaculo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
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.

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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