Large Fruit Bark Beetle vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Scolytus mali compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Large Fruit Bark Beetle is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit Bark Beetle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Curculionidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Scolytus	Hemiechinus
Species	Scolytus mali	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit Bark Beetle and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit Bark Beetle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.