Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs slender thistle

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Carduus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.