Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs boreal wild rye

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Leymus innovatus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while boreal wild rye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	boreal wild rye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Leymus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Leymus innovatus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

boreal wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	boreal wild rye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal wild rye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

boreal wild rye

The Boreal Wild Rye (Leymus innovatus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.