Azobe vs Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Lophira alata compared with Paraechinus nudiventris

Key Differences

• Azobe is Vulnerable while Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azobe	Bare-bellied Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ochnaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lophira	Paraechinus
Species	Lophira alata	Paraechinus nudiventris

Conservation Status

Azobe

VU — Vulnerable

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azobe	Bare-bellied Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azobe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azobe

The Azobe (Lophira alata) is a species in the genus Lophira. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.

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.