Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Willow Shield

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Pluteus salicinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Willow Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Pluteus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Pluteus salicinus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Willow Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.