Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Crested Oval Sedge

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Carex
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

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.