Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs False Loosestrife

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Ludwigia polycarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	False Loosestrife
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Ludwigia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Ludwigia polycarpa

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

False Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	False Loosestrife
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Loosestrife

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.