Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mt. atlas mastic tree

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Pistacia atlantica

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mt. atlas mastic tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mt. atlas mastic tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Pistacia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Pistacia atlantica

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mt. atlas mastic tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mt. atlas mastic tree
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.

Mt. atlas mastic tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.