False Dog-tooth vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cynodontium fallax compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cynodontium	Hemiechinus
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.