Long-eared Hedgehog vs Maiden pink

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Dianthus deltoides

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Maiden pink is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maiden pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Dianthus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Dianthus deltoides

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Maiden pink

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maiden pink
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.

Maiden pink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.