Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Indian acalypha

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Acalypha indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Indian acalypha
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Acalypha
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Acalypha indica

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indian acalypha

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Indian acalypha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian acalypha

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau, Samoa), and South America (Guyana).

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.