Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Beaver-Poison

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cicuta maculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Beaver-Poison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cicuta
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cicuta maculata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Beaver-Poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Beaver-Poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaver-Poison

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and United States.

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.

Beaver-Poison

The Beaver-Poison (Cicuta maculata) is a species in the genus Cicuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.