Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Onion Earthball

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Scleroderma
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 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.