Four-toed Hedgehog vs Thrift Rust

Atelerix albiventris compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Uromyces
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Thrift Rust
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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.