Four-toed Hedgehog vs Window Gnat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-toed Hedgehog Window Gnat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Erinaceidae Anisopodidae
Genus Atelerix Sylvicola
Species Atelerix albiventris Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-toed Hedgehog Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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