Beach Pea vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Atelerix
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.