Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Fen Ragwort

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Jacobaea
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Fen Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.