Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Stinking Tutsan

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Hypericum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.