Gray Flying Fox vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Pteropus griseus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hemiechinus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Flying Fox and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.