Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Salix myrtilloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Salix
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Salix myrtilloides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.