Devil'S Urn vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Urnula craterium compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	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	Sarcosomataceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Urnula	Atelerix
Species	Urnula craterium	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.