Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Slippery Jack

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Suillus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.