Long-eared Hedgehog vs Meadow brome

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Bromus commutatus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Meadow brome is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Meadow brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Bromus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Bromus commutatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Meadow brome

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Meadow brome
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.

Meadow brome

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine