Four-toed Hedgehog vs Silky Piggyback

Atelerix albiventris compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Asterophora
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

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