Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Redclaw

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Erinaceidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cherax
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.