Four-toed Hedgehog vs White Stalk Puffball

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tulostoma niveum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while White Stalk Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	White Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Atelerix	Tulostoma
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tulostoma niveum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

White Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	White Stalk Puffball
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 Stalk Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.