Flax Rust vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Melampsora lini compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Melampsora	Atelerix
Species	Melampsora lini	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.