Forest Lamb vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	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	Albatrellaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Atelerix
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.