Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Pale flax

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Linaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Linum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Pale flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.