Flat Wrack vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Fucus spiralis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat Wrack Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fucales (Fucales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Fucaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Fucus Hemiechinus
Species Fucus spiralis Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat Wrack Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Flat Wrack

No description available.

Long-eared Hedgehog

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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