Long-eared Hedgehog vs Midday Jird

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Meriones
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.