Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mexican Muhly

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mexican Muhly
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mexican Muhly
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.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).