Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs pignut

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.