Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Cuban bulrush

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cyperus blepharoleptos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cuban bulrush
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	Cyperus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cyperus blepharoleptos

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cuban bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Cuban bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuban bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.