Downy Truffle vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Tuber puberulum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Downy Truffle is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy 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	Tuberaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tuber	Atelerix
Species	Tuber puberulum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.