Long-eared Hedgehog vs mountain hare

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Erinaceidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lepus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	mountain hare
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 hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine