Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Welsh polypody

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Polypodium
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Welsh polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.