Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Indian toothcup

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Rotala indica

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.