North African Hedgehog vs Orange Tooth

Atelerix algirus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Hydnellum
Species	Atelerix algirus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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