Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Hazel Bracket

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Skeletocutis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Hazel Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.