Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs California red scale

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Aonidiella aurantii

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while California red scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	California red scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Paraechinus	Aonidiella
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Aonidiella aurantii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and California red scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

California red scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	California red scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

California red scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Dominica, 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.

California red scale

The California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) is a species in the genus Aonidiella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.