Four-toed Hedgehog vs Waved Albatross

Atelerix albiventris compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Atelerix	Phoebastria
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Waved Albatross share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador