Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tuberous Valerian

Atelerix albiventris compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Valeriana
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tuberous Valerian
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.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.