Four-toed Hedgehog vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atelerix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.