Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Black arion

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Arion ater

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Black arion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Black arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Erinaceidae	Arionidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Arion
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Arion ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Black arion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Black arion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.