Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Spitting Spider

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Erinaceidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Scytodes
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.