Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Larch Knight

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Tricholoma psammopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Larch Knight
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	Tricholoma
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Tricholoma psammopus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Larch Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.