Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Italian Crocus

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Crocus longiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Italian Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Crocus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Crocus longiflorus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Italian Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Italian Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Italian Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.