Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Jumping cholla

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Jumping cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.