Four-toed Hedgehog vs Tuberous Polypore

Atelerix albiventris compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Polyporus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.