False Turkey-Tail vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Stereum ostrea compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Stereaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Stereum	Atelerix
Species	Stereum ostrea	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.