Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Tiered Tooth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Hericium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.