Long-eared Hedgehog vs Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Carex projecta

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Loose-Headed Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Carex
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Carex projecta

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
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.

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.