Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cereal Fly

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Geomyza
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).