Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs devil clam

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Tridacna
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

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.