Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Root Rot

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Heterobasidion
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.