Banded Chink Shell vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lacuna vincta compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Chink Shell	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Littorinidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lacuna	Hemiechinus
Species	Lacuna vincta	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Chink Shell and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Chink Shell

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Chink Shell	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Chink Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Banded Chink Shell

The Banded Chink Shell (Lacuna vincta) is a species in the genus Lacuna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.