Four-toed Hedgehog vs Three-colour Groundling

Atelerix albiventris compared with Caryocolum tricolorella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Three-colour Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Caryocolum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Caryocolum tricolorella

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Three-colour Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Three-colour Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Three-colour Groundling
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.

Three-colour Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.