Four-toed Hedgehog vs Spruce Tooth

Atelerix albiventris compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Phellodon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Spruce Tooth
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.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.