Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Japanese Bindweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Calystegia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Japanese Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.