Four-toed Hedgehog vs Onion Earthball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Atelerix	Scleroderma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).