Four-toed Hedgehog vs Golden Webcap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cortinarius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cortinarius humicola

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Golden Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Golden Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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