Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Russian-vine

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Fallopia baldschuanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Russian-vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Fallopia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Fallopia baldschuanica

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Russian-vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Russian-vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (24 countries), and North America (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.