Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Fall Armyworm

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Spodoptera frugiperda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Fall Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Spodoptera
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Spodoptera frugiperda

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Fall Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Fall Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fall Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Denmark), and North America (Canada, 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.