Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Southern Bracket

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Ganoderma
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.