Long-eared Hedgehog vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Molossidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Mops
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.