Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Duckweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lemna perpusilla

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 perpusilla

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

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

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Duckweed

No description available.

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