Long-eared Hedgehog vs Norway lemming

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lemmus lemmus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lemmus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Norway lemming
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.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.