Four-toed Hedgehog vs Wood Truffle

Atelerix albiventris compared with Tuber dryophilum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Wood Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Wood Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Tuber
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Tuber dryophilum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Wood Truffle
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.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.