chestnut worm vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lumbricus castaneus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• chestnut worm is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut worm	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lumbricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lumbricus	Hemiechinus
Species	Lumbricus castaneus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut worm	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.