Field Cricket vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Gryllus campestris compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Cricket	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Gryllidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Gryllus	Hemiechinus
Species	Gryllus campestris	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Field Cricket and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Field Cricket

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Cricket	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Luxembourg, 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.