Coyote gourd vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cucurbita cordata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Hemiechinus
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.