Four-toed Hedgehog vs Soft Puffball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lycoperdon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).