Buffle d'Afrique vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Syncerus caffer compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Buffle d'Afrique is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffle d'Afrique	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Syncerus	Atelerix
Species	Syncerus caffer	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffle d'Afrique and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffle d'Afrique	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Buffle d'Afrique

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species in the genus Syncerus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.