Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Weevil

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Otiorhynchus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Azerbaijan, Turkey), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.