Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Thrips

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thripidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Aptinothrips
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.