Cherry silverberry vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Elaeagnus multiflora compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry silverberry	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	Elaeagnaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Elaeagnus	Hemiechinus
Species	Elaeagnus multiflora	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Cherry silverberry

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry silverberry	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry silverberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 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.

Cherry silverberry

The Cherry silverberry (Elaeagnus multiflora) is a species in the genus Elaeagnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.