Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Mat amaranth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Amaranthus blitoides

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mat amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mat amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Amaranthus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Amaranthus blitoides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mat amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mat amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mat amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco, South Africa), Asia (8 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.