Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cladonia cervicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cladonia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cladonia cervicornis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Browned Pixie-cup Lichen (Cladonia cervicornis) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.