Four-toed Hedgehog vs Shaggy Bracket

Atelerix albiventris compared with Inonotus hispidus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shaggy Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shaggy Bracket
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	Inonotus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Inonotus hispidus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shaggy Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shaggy Bracket
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.

Shaggy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.