Four-toed Hedgehog vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Atelerix albiventris compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Puccinia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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.

Great Fen Sedge Rust