Four-toed Hedgehog vs Large-Spored Truffle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Tuber
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Large-Spored Truffle
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.

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.