Four-toed Hedgehog vs Root Rot

Atelerix albiventris compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Heterobasidion
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.