Four-toed Hedgehog vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lactarius
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Saffron Milk-Cap
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.

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).