Four-toed Hedgehog vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atelerix	Acerodon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden-capped Fruit 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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.