Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cherimoya

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Annona cherimola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cherimoya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Annona
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Annona cherimola

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cherimoya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherimoya

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Sweden), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Cherimoya

The Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) is a species in the genus Annona. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.