Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mealy Tooth

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Hydnellum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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