Four-toed Hedgehog vs Yabby

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Erinaceidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cherax
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yabby
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.

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain