Elegant Polypore vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cerioporus varius compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Atelerix
Species	Cerioporus varius	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.