Beech Mushroom vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Atelerix
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.