Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Snake cholla

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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

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.