Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Tall Aster

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Symphyotrichum praealtum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tall Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Symphyotrichum
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Symphyotrichum praealtum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tall Aster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tall Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.