Crab Apple vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Malus sylvestris compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Crab Apple is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Apple	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	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Malus	Hemiechinus
Species	Malus sylvestris	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Crab Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Apple	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine