Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Hedgehog arion

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Arion intermedius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Erinaceidae	Arionidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Arion
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Arion intermedius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Hedgehog arion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.