Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs corn leaf aphid

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Rhopalosiphum maidis

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while corn leaf aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	corn leaf aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Aphididae
Genus	Paraechinus	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Rhopalosiphum maidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and corn leaf aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

corn leaf aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	corn leaf aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

corn leaf aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (26 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.