Common Goldeneye vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Bucephala clangula compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Common Goldeneye is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Goldeneye	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Bucephala	Hemiechinus
Species	Bucephala clangula	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Goldeneye

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Goldeneye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine