Four-toed Hedgehog vs intermediate polypody

Atelerix albiventris compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)	Polypodiales (многоножковые)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Polypodium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.