Four-toed Hedgehog vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Atelerix albiventris compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geomyidae
Genus	Atelerix	Geomys
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Texas Pocket Gopher
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.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.