Four-toed Hedgehog vs Violet checkered beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cleridae
Genus	Atelerix	Necrobia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet checkered beetle
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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).