Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Lesser Crestwort

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lophocolea
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Lesser Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.