Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pashford Pot Beetle

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cryptocephalus exiguus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pashford Pot Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pashford Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cryptocephalus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cryptocephalus exiguus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pashford Pot Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pashford Pot Beetle
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.

Pashford Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.