Four-toed Hedgehog vs Olive Wax Cap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.