Four-toed Hedgehog vs true fox-sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	true fox-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	true fox-sedge
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.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.