Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Urchin Earthfan

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Thelephora
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.