floating hook moss vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Warnstorfia fluitans compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• floating hook moss is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating hook moss	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Calliergonaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Warnstorfia	Hemiechinus
Species	Warnstorfia fluitans	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating hook moss	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.