Four-toed Hedgehog vs thyme broomrape

Atelerix albiventris compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	thyme 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 alba

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	thyme 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.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

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