Ellipsoid Hedgehog vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Hydnum ellipsosporum compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Ellipsoid Hedgehog is Not Evaluated while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ellipsoid Hedgehog	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydnum	Brachytarsomys
Species	Hydnum ellipsosporum	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Ellipsoid Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ellipsoid Hedgehog	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ellipsoid Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.