Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs scratch grass

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	scratch grass
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 asperifolia

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.