Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Scaly Tooth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Sarcodon
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.