Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Shamel ash

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Fraxinus uhdei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Shamel ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Fraxinus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Fraxinus uhdei

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shamel ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Shamel ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shamel ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.