Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs lowland paca

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cuniculus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.