Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Old Man'S Beard

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Tillandsia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Old Man'S Beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.