Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs ilima

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bare-bellied Hedgehog ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Erinaceidae Malvaceae
Genus Paraechinus Sida
Species Paraechinus nudiventris Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bare-bellied Hedgehog ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

ilima

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