Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Weedy brome

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Bromus alopecuros

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Weedy brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Weedy brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Bromus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Bromus alopecuros

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Weedy brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Weedy brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weedy brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.