Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Melanotaenium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.