vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Microcystaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Gloeothece	Hemiechinus
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.