Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Molossidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Nyctinomops
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

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.