Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs catmint

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Nepeta
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	catmint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.