Fat-tailed Jird vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Atelerix
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed Jird and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

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.