Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Laurel

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Guatteria
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.