Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Dallisgrass

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Paspalum dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Dallisgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Paspalum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Paspalum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dallisgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.