Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Ridged Tooth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Ridged 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 scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.