Grooved Flax vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Linum sulcatum compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Linaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Linum	Hemiechinus
Species	Linum sulcatum	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.