Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Atelerix albiventris compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Erinaceidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Atelerix	Coendou
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pernambuco Dwarf 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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.