Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mud Dauber

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sceliphron
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine