Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Onionweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Asphodelus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.