Figleaf gourd vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Hemiechinus
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain