Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Field marigold

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Calendula arvensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Field marigold
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	Calendula
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Calendula arvensis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Field marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Field marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.