Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Upright spurge

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Euphorbia stricta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Upright spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Euphorbia
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Euphorbia stricta

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Upright spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Upright spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upright spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.