Four-toed Hedgehog vs Toad's Ear

Atelerix albiventris compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Otidea
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Toad's Ear
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.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.