Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs cotton aphid

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	cotton 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	Aphis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.