danewort, dwarf elder vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Sambucus ebulus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	danewort, dwarf elder	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Viburnaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Sambucus	Hemiechinus
Species	Sambucus ebulus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	danewort, dwarf elder	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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:

🇪🇸 Spain