Cretan Small Heath vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Coenonympha thyrsis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Small Heath	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Coenonympha	Hemiechinus
Species	Coenonympha thyrsis	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Small Heath and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Small Heath	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.