Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Atelerix albiventris compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Fissidens
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tiny Fern-Moss
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.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.