Long-eared Hedgehog vs May Shade

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cnephasia communana

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while May Shade is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	May Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cnephasia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cnephasia communana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	May Shade
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.

May Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.