Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Dover Grass

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Dover Grass
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	Lolium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Dover Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.