Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs gilo

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Solanum aethiopicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	gilo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Solanum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Solanum aethiopicum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

gilo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gilo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Sweden), 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.