Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Lacquered Bracket

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Lacquered Bracket
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	Ganoderma
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.