Fuzzy flatsedge vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cyperus pilosus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cyperus	Hemiechinus
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.