Four-toed Hedgehog vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Atelerix	Vampyressa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
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.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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:

🇪🇨 Ecuador