Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs variable forklet moss

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Dicranella
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.