Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Murex

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Medicago
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Murex
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and 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.