Four-toed Hedgehog vs Mountain Waxcap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Hygrocybe
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Mountain Waxcap
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.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.