Curran’s Pitogo vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cycas curranii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cycadaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cycas	Hemiechinus
Species	Cycas curranii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.