Four-toed Hedgehog vs Three-Spotted Pink

Atelerix albiventris compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Dianthus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Three-Spotted Pink
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-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.