Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Japanese Water Shrew

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erinaceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Chimarrogale
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.