Elder-flowered Orchid vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Dactylorhiza sambucina compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

Elder-flowered Orchid is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elder-flowered Orchid	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Orchidaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Dactylorhiza	Hemiechinus
Species	Dactylorhiza sambucina	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Elder-flowered Orchid

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elder-flowered Orchid	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elder-flowered Orchid

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.