Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs water dock

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Rumex
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.