Blushing Bracket vs North African Hedgehog

Daedaleopsis confragosa compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bracket	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Daedaleopsis	Atelerix
Species	Daedaleopsis confragosa	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bracket

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bracket	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Blushing Bracket

The Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) is a species in the genus Daedaleopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.