Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Indigo Milk Cap

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lactarius
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.