Four-toed Hedgehog vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Daldinia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.