Four-toed Hedgehog vs North American porcupine

Atelerix albiventris compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Atelerix	Erethizon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.