Fir Disco vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Pithya vulgaris compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Fir Disco is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fir Disco	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	Sarcoscyphaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pithya	Atelerix
Species	Pithya vulgaris	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Fir Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fir Disco	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fir Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.