Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs spitting spiders

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	spitting spiders
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 fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

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.