Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Eleocharis multicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Eleocharis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Eleocharis multicaulis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.