Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs river moss

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Fontinalis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.