Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Smooth chastetree

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Vitex glabrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Smooth chastetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Vitex
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Vitex glabrata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Smooth chastetree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Smooth chastetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth chastetree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.