Four-toed Hedgehog vs West Indies cherry

Atelerix albiventris compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.