Four-toed Hedgehog vs Pedicel Puffball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lycoperdon caudatum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pedicel Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pedicel Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lycoperdon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lycoperdon caudatum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pedicel Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Pedicel Puffball
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.

Pedicel Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.