Four-toed Hedgehog vs Timber Mazegill

Atelerix albiventris compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Gloeophyllum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

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