Long-eared Hedgehog vs Noble Chafer

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Gnorimus nobilis

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Noble Chafer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Noble Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Gnorimus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Gnorimus nobilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Noble Chafer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Noble Chafer
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.

Noble Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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