Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Grooved Cavalier

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Grooved Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Melanoleuca
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Grooved Cavalier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.