Long-eared Hedgehog vs

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Luteimonas mephitis

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Luteimonas
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Luteimonas mephitis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Luteimonas mephitis is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented bacterium isolated from soil environments with an unpleasant odor, referenced in its species name meaning stench. It inhabits organic-rich soils and sediments. This aerobic chemoheterotroph participates in the breakdown of sulfur-containing and other malodorous organic compounds.