Long-eared Hedgehog vs Mudworm

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Aporrectodea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.