Four-toed Hedgehog vs Toothwort

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Toothwort
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	Lathraea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.