Four-toed Hedgehog vs

Atelerix albiventris compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family Erinaceidae Sistotremataceae
Genus Atelerix Trechispora
Species Atelerix albiventris Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.

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