Crowded Cuplet vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Merismodes fasciculata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Crowded Cuplet is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Cuplet	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	Niaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Merismodes	Atelerix
Species	Merismodes fasciculata	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Crowded Cuplet

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Cuplet	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Cuplet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.