Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Rove beetle

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Lithocharis ochracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Lithocharis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Lithocharis ochracea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Rove beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.