Four-toed Hedgehog vs Quartz Webcap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cortinarius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Quartz Webcap
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.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.