Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lacquered Bracket

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Ganoderma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

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).