Alpine Fireweed vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Chamaenerion latifolium compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Alpine Fireweed is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fireweed	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Onagraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chamaenerion	Hemiechinus
Species	Chamaenerion latifolium	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Alpine Fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fireweed	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Alpine Fireweed

The Alpine Fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium) is a species in the genus Chamaenerion. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.