Four-toed Hedgehog vs Painted Suillus

Atelerix albiventris compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Suillus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.