Four-toed Hedgehog vs Japanese Water Shrew

Atelerix albiventris compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erinaceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Atelerix	Chimarrogale
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.