Duckweed vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lemna trisulca compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Araceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lemna	Hemiechinus
Species	Lemna trisulca	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.