Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Brown Widow

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Latrodectus geometricus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Brown Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Brown Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Erinaceidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Latrodectus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Latrodectus geometricus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Brown Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

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.

Brown Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).