Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tome's spiny rat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Atelerix	Proechimys
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador