Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Veiled Oyster

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Pleurotus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Veiled Oyster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.