Four-toed Hedgehog vs Waved Silk-moss

Atelerix albiventris compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Plagiothecium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Waved Silk-moss
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 Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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