Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Dotted lancepod

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Dotted lancepod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lonchocarpus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Dotted lancepod
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.