Four-toed Hedgehog vs Violet Ground Beetle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carabus violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet Ground Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Carabidae
Genus	Atelerix	Carabus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carabus violaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Violet Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet Ground 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 Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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