Four-toed Hedgehog vs thistle broomrape

Atelerix albiventris compared with Orobanche reticulata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while thistle broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	thistle broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Orobanche
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Orobanche reticulata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

thistle broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	thistle broomrape
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.

thistle broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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