Four-toed Hedgehog vs Ghost Shield

Atelerix albiventris compared with Pluteus pellitus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Ghost Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Ghost Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Pluteus
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Ghost Shield
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.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

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

Range

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