Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Squirrel Corn

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Dicentra
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.