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It is not known whether echidnas and hedgehogs get along, as they are found in different continents.
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Do hedgehogs and echidnas show an example of divergent evolution?
Hedgehogs and echidnas show convergent evolution. Despite being far apart, they ended up looking very similar. Like sharks and dolphins.
Are there other animals that look like hedgehogs?
Echidnas and porcupines somewhat resemble hedgehogs.
How are Hedgehogs different to echidnas?
One of the major differences between porcupines, hedgehogs and echidnas concerns the quills. A porcupine's quills are extremely sharp and barbed - and very dangerous. They detach easily when they have been embedded into the victim's skin. They are not venomous, but can certainly cause infection.A hedgehog's quills (compared to a porcupine's) are very dull and are NOT barbed - not dangerous at all.An echidna's quills are sharp, but unlikely to cause infection - just a lot of pain.The defence mechanisms of hedgehogs, echidnas and porcupines vary tremendously. Hedgehogs roll up into a ball for protection. Echidnas may roll up, though not into as tight a ball as a hedgehog, or they may dig straight down, horizontally, into the ground so that while they are digging, only their quills are exposed. Porcupines arch their back, which has the effect of making the quills stand straight up. They have strong, armoured tails which they thrash about to hit a potential predator. Once their barbs embed in the skin of their attacker, they expand, forcing the quill deeper into the attacker's flesh.Other points:One species of hedgehogs has been domesticated. Neither porcupines nor echidnas are domesticated.Porcupines are larger than echidnas, which are larger than hedgehogs.Hedgehogs have around 3000 - 7000 quills which average 2.5cm in length; porcupines have around 30,000 quills which average 5cm in length.Hedgehogs are often favoured by gardeners because they eat slugs and other garden pests. Porcupines eat the actual vegetation, including flower buds and leaves. Echdinas feed almost exclusively on termites and ants.Hedgehogs hibernate during winter; porcupines and echidnas do not.Wild porcupines are found in North and South America, Africa and Asia. Wild hedgehogs are found in Africa, Europe and Asia. Echidnas are found in Australia and on the island of New Guinea.
How do porcupines and hedgehogs differ?
It is very difficult to tell a male and female porcupine apart externally. The females are slightly smaller and have mammary organs while males have a penis which you cannot see from a distance.
What are hedgehogs related to?
Despite popular belief (due to their spiny backs, which are actually hollow hairs made stiff with keratin), hedgehogs are not related to porcupines (a rodent, whose quills come off upon contact, unlike the hedgehog) or echidnas (a monotreme).Instead, hedgehogs belong to the order Erinaceomorpha and are related to moles and shrews.
What are the dangers to hedgehogs?
Some dangers to hedgehogs are predators, being run over by cars, being attacked by other hedgehogs, having to deal with enviromental temperature, along with enviromental dangers.
Why do Echidnas communicate?
Echidnas are unusual because, along with platypuses, they are the world's only known monotremes, which means they are egg-laying mammals. Though egg-layers, they are classified as mammals because the young suckle mothers' milk.
Can male hedgehogs lay eggs?
First off, the hedgehog is a male so naturally they do not have any eggs inside of their body. Females have the eggs, not males. Secondly, hedgehogs are mammals and since the only two mammals on the planet which the female of the species can lay eggs are the platypus and the echidna, both of which happen to be from Australia.
How do echidnas hibernate?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
What is shade the echidnas powers?
WELL DUAH! Shade the enchidnahs powers are just the same as Silver the hedgehogs! she has the ability to lift things with her mind , but it isnt her favorit way of doing things so she dosin't use it oftin.
Do echidnas hop?
No. Echidnas do not hop. They walk.
Are there echidnas in Bali?
There are no echidnas in Bali. Echidnas are found only in Australia and on the island of New Guinea.
