Four-toed Hedgehog vs Grey Puffball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Bovista
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Grey Puffball
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.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).