Four-toed Hedgehog vs Indigo Milk Cap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lactarius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Indigo Milk Cap
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.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.