Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Dipodidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Atelerix
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.