Four-toed Hedgehog vs Variable Chafer

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Atelerix	Gnorimus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.