Excentric Pinkgill vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Entoloma excentricum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

Excentric Pinkgill is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Excentric Pinkgill	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Entolomataceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Entoloma	Atelerix
Species	Entoloma excentricum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Excentric Pinkgill	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Excentric Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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