Four-toed Hedgehog vs Violet Tooth

Atelerix albiventris compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Hydnellum
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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