Devil'S Dipstick vs North African Hedgehog

Mutinus elegans compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Phallaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Mutinus	Atelerix
Species	Mutinus elegans	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France