Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Curled Thistle

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Carduus crispus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Paraechinus	Carduus
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.