Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Smoky Bracket

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Bjerkandera
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.