Four-toed Hedgehog vs Rusty Porecrust

Atelerix albiventris compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Fuscoporia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

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