Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Chinaroot

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Dioscorea
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.