Four-toed Hedgehog vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Tectaria
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.