Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Water Chickweed

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Stellaria
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, 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.