Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Tear Dropper

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.