Alectryon vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hemiechinus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

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.

Alectryon

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