Agulhas Spiderhead vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Serruria bolusii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Agulhas Spiderhead is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agulhas Spiderhead	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Serruria	Hemiechinus
Species	Serruria bolusii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Agulhas Spiderhead

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agulhas Spiderhead	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agulhas Spiderhead

Habitat

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

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Agulhas Spiderhead

The Agulhas Spiderhead (Serruria bolusii) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.