Four-toed Hedgehog vs Stunted Cavalier

Atelerix albiventris compared with Melanoleuca brevipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stunted Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Atelerix	Melanoleuca
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Melanoleuca brevipes

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stunted Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stunted Cavalier
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.

Stunted Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.