Four-toed Hedgehog vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Atelerix albiventris compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)	Macroscelidea (象鼩目)
Family	Erinaceidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Atelerix	Rhynchocyon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.