Long-eared Hedgehog vs Maui's paddle

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.