Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Upper Crust

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Amaurodon
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.