Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Atelerix albiventris compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Atelerix	Nephelomys
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador