Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Drooping Tonguefern

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.