Four-toed Hedgehog vs Southern Bracket

Atelerix albiventris compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Ganoderma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Southern 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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.