Four-toed Hedgehog vs Rooting Polypore

Atelerix albiventris compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Polyporus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rooting Polypore
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.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.