Four-toed Hedgehog vs Turkish Hazel

Atelerix albiventris compared with Corylus colurna

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Turkish Hazel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Turkish Hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Erinaceidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Corylus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Corylus colurna

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Turkish Hazel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Turkish Hazel
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.

Turkish Hazel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).