Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mitchell's Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Amaranthus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Amaranthus mitchellii

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mitchell's Amaranth
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.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).