Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Elegant Polypore

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cerioporus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

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.