Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Mealy Tooth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Hydnellum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.