Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Poison Sumac

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Toxicodendron
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.