Houghton'S Cyperus vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cyperus houghtonii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Houghton'S Cyperus is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Houghton'S Cyperus	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 houghtonii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Houghton'S Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Houghton'S Cyperus	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Houghton'S Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Poland, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.