Long-eared Hedgehog vs Long-eared Owl

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Erinaceidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Asio
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.