Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cowberry Redleaf

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Exobasidium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cowberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.