Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Lesser Scalewort

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Frullania
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.