Four-toed Hedgehog vs Red Truffle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Tuber
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Red Truffle
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.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.