Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Long john

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Long john
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Triplaris
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Long john
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and 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.