Long-eared Hedgehog vs Lost Flat-Body

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Depressaria
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Lost Flat-Body
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.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.