Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Mountain Plume

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Paraechinus	Stenoptilia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.