Four-toed Hedgehog vs Weng’s skate

Atelerix albiventris compared with Dipturus wengi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Weng’s skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rajidae
Genus	Atelerix	Dipturus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Weng’s skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Weng’s skate
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.

Weng’s skate