Four-barred Major vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Oxycera rara compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-barred Major	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Oxycera	Hemiechinus
Species	Oxycera rara	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-barred Major	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.