Long-eared Hedgehog vs Marsh tick

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Ixodes
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Marsh tick
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.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.