Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cream Pea

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cream Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lathyrus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.