Dwarf Flying Fox vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hemiechinus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.