Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mealy Webcap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mealy Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cortinarius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mealy Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.