Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Foxtail

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Amaranthus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.