Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Nimblewill

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.