Foxtail vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Hemiechinus
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine