Four-toed Hedgehog vs White Pine Blister Rust

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cronartium ribicola

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while White Pine Blister Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cronartium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	White Pine Blister Rust
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.

White Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).