Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tufted Foxtail

Atelerix albiventris compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Alopecurus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tufted Foxtail
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.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.