Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lecideaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Porpidia	Atelerix
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.