Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Willow Bracket

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Phellinus igniarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Phellinus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Willow Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.