Four-toed Hedgehog vs Southern African Hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris compared with Atelerix frontalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Southern African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family same	Erinaceidae	Erinaceidae
Genus same	Atelerix	Atelerix
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Atelerix frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Southern African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Atelerix.

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Southern African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Southern African Hedgehog
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.

Southern African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.