vs North African Hedgehog

Hypoxylon petriniae compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hypoxylon	Atelerix
Species	Hypoxylon petriniae	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.