Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Erinaceidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Paraechinus	Heteromys
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-bellied Hedgehog and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.