Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Black-Staining Polypore

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Meripilus sumstinei

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Black-Staining Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Meripilus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Meripilus sumstinei

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Black-Staining Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

The Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris) is a species in the genus Paraechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.