Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Light Red Meranti

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Shorea
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.