four-leaved mare's-tail vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hippuris tetraphylla compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	four-leaved mare's-tail	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	Plantaginaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hippuris	Hemiechinus
Species	Hippuris tetraphylla	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	four-leaved mare's-tail	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.