Common Cuckoo vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cuculus canorus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Common Cuckoo is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cuckoo	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cuculidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cuculus	Hemiechinus
Species	Cuculus canorus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cuckoo and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Cuckoo

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cuckoo	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cuckoo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.