Long-eared Hedgehog vs Northern Dart

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Xestia alpicola

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Northern Dart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Northern Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Xestia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Xestia alpicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Northern Dart
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.

Northern Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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