Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mountain Water Rat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Atelerix	Baiyankamys
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.