Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Puccinellia nuttalliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Nuttall'S Alkali Grass
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	Puccinellia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Puccinellia nuttalliana

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Nuttall'S Alkali Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.