Four-toed Hedgehog vs Slippery Jack

Atelerix albiventris compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Suillus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).