Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Flexuous Gutweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Ulva flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flexuous Gutweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Ulva
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Ulva flexuosa

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Flexuous Gutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flexuous Gutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flexuous Gutweed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.