Cretan Hard-grass vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Aegilops caudata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Hard-grass	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Aegilops	Hemiechinus
Species	Aegilops caudata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Hard-grass	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.