Four-toed Hedgehog vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Atelerix albiventris compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Melanotaenium
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.