Four-toed Hedgehog vs Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cotoneaster salicifolius

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Willow-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cotoneaster salicifolius

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
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.

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Uruguay).