Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Tome's spiny rat

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Proechimys
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.