Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mountain Argus

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Aricia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain