Four-toed Hedgehog vs Peppered Rock Shield

Atelerix albiventris compared with Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Peppered Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peppered Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Peppered Rock Shield
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.

Peppered Rock Shield

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).