Four-toed Hedgehog vs Slimy Waxcap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slimy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Gliophorus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slimy Waxcap
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.

Slimy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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