Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs French flax

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Linum trigynum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	French flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Linaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Linum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Linum trigynum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

French flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	French flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

French flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, Romania, 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.