Long-eared Hedgehog vs Serotine

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Eptesicus serotinus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Eptesicus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Eptesicus serotinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Serotine

Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine