Four-toed Hedgehog vs Shield Dapperling

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Atelerix	Lepiota
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Shield Dapperling
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.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

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