Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.