Long-eared Hedgehog vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Mobula
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Mobula eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
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.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray