Long-eared Hedgehog vs Merten's rush

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Juncus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Merten's rush
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.

Merten's rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.