Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs speckled rustwort

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Marsupella
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	speckled rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.