Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Flat Wrack

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Fucus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.