Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cowslip

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Primula veris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cowslip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Primula
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Primula veris

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cowslip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cowslip

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.