Four-toed Hedgehog vs Lilac Dapperling

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cystolepiota bucknallii

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lilac Dapperling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lilac Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Atelerix	Cystolepiota
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cystolepiota bucknallii

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lilac Dapperling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Lilac Dapperling
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.

Lilac Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.