Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Spathulate Botrychium

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Botrychium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and 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.