Alkali-Blite vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Oxybasis rubra compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alkali-Blite	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Oxybasis	Hemiechinus
Species	Oxybasis rubra	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Alkali-Blite

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alkali-Blite	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alkali-Blite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Alkali-Blite

The Alkali-Blite (Oxybasis rubra) is a species in the genus Oxybasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.