Long-eared Hedgehog vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Coendou
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.