Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sooty Shield

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Pluteus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sooty Shield
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.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.