Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Pine Crust

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Peniophora
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.