Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Siberian polypody

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Polypodium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Siberian polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.