Asiatic apple vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Malus spectabilis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Malus	Hemiechinus
Species	Malus spectabilis	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic apple	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.