Four-toed Hedgehog vs Ruby Bolete

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Hortiboletus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.