Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Goa-bean

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Psophocarpus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.