Four-toed Hedgehog vs

Atelerix albiventris compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Mikrosyphar
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.