Azores thyme vs Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Thymus caespititius compared with Paraechinus nudiventris

Key Differences

• Azores thyme is Not Evaluated while Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azores thyme	Bare-bellied Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Thymus	Paraechinus
Species	Thymus caespititius	Paraechinus nudiventris

Conservation Status

Azores thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azores thyme	Bare-bellied Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azores thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Portugal.

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azores thyme

The Azores thyme (Thymus caespititius) is a species in the genus Thymus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.