Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cupped Ear

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Otidea
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.