Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Duckweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Araceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lemna
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.