Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Oak Blackhead

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Diatrypella quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Diatrypella
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Oak Blackhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.