Flat-Leaved Bladderwort vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Utricularia intermedia compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lentibulariaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Utricularia	Hemiechinus
Species	Utricularia intermedia	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.