Long-eared Hedgehog vs Maple Slender

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Caloptilia semifascia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maple Slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Caloptilia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Caloptilia semifascia

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Maple Slender share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maple Slender
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.

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine