Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Malabar nut

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Justicia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.