Four-toed Hedgehog vs Swarming Spine

Atelerix albiventris compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Mucronella
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).