Four-toed Hedgehog vs Woolly Foam

Atelerix albiventris compared with Stereocaulon tomentosum

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Woolly Foam is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Woolly Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Stereocaulon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Stereocaulon tomentosum

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Foam

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Woolly Foam
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.

Woolly Foam

Habitat

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

Range

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