Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pastinaca

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pastinaca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pastinaca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Atelerix	Hypanus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Pastinaca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pastinaca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pastinaca
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.

Pastinaca

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.