Four-toed Hedgehog vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Atelerix albiventris compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Enterographa
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
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.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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