Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs soldier beetle

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	soldier beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cantharidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Cantharis
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Cantharis rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and soldier beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	soldier beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.