Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mérida Brocket

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Mazama
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.