Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Field Thistle

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Field Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

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.