Four-toed Hedgehog vs Weevil

Atelerix albiventris compared with Sitona lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-toed Hedgehog Weevil
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Erinaceidae Curculionidae
Genus Atelerix Sitona
Species Atelerix albiventris Sitona lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-toed Hedgehog Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

Weevil

No description available.

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