Four-toed Hedgehog vs Welsh polypody

Atelerix albiventris compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Polypodium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.