Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs gratiola

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Gratiola
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.