Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Swarming Spine

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Mucronella
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Swarming Spine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

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).

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.