Four-toed Hedgehog vs Twisted Deceiver

Atelerix albiventris compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Laccaria
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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