Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Delicate Horsetail

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Equisetum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.