chuchute tamalera vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Maranta arundinacea compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• chuchute tamalera is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chuchute tamalera	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Marantaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Maranta	Atelerix
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

chuchute tamalera

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chuchute tamalera	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chuchute tamalera

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

chuchute tamalera

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.