Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Giant arrowhead

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Sagittaria
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, 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.