Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs tree mallow

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Malva
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.