Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Relaxgrass

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Relaxgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Relaxgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Relaxgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.