Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mitchell's 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 mitchellii

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mitchell's Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.