Four-toed Hedgehog vs Heath Puffball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Heath 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	Lycoperdon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Heath 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.

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.