Confusing Fold Truffle vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Atelerix
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.