Four-toed Hedgehog vs Sunburst Lichen

Atelerix albiventris compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Lichenomphalia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Sunburst Lichen
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.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.