Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs limestone fern

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.