Four-toed Hedgehog vs Winter Groundling

Atelerix albiventris compared with Scrobipalpa costella

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Winter Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Winter Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Atelerix	Scrobipalpa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Scrobipalpa costella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Winter Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Winter Groundling
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.

Winter Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.