Four-toed Hedgehog vs Yellow Domecap

Atelerix albiventris compared with Calocybe chrysenteron

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yellow Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Calocybe
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Calocybe chrysenteron

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yellow Domecap
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.

Yellow Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

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