Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs forked veilwort

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Metzgeria
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	forked veilwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.