Four-toed Hedgehog vs Smoky Bracket

Atelerix albiventris compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Bjerkandera
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Smoky Bracket
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.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).