Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Paraechinus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.