Blue Flag vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Iris versicolor compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Blue Flag is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Flag	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Iris	Hemiechinus
Species	Iris versicolor	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Flag and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Flag	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.