Four-toed Hedgehog vs Slender Parasol

Atelerix albiventris compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slender Parasol
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	Macrolepiota
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slender Parasol
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.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.