Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs five-leaf crotalaria

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bare-bellied Hedgehog five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Erinaceidae Fabaceae
Genus Paraechinus Crotalaria
Species Paraechinus nudiventris Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bare-bellied Hedgehog five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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