Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Timber Mazegill

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Gloeophyllum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.