Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Tarragon

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Artemisia dracunculus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tarragon
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	Artemisia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Artemisia dracunculus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tarragon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tarragon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarragon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (India, Tajikistan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico), and South America (Brazil).

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.