Four-toed Hedgehog vs three-nerved sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex trinervis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while three-nerved sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	three-nerved sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex trinervis

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

three-nerved sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	three-nerved sedge
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-nerved sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.