Four-toed Hedgehog vs Leopard Earthball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Atelerix	Scleroderma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

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