Long-eared Hedgehog vs Plum pine

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Podocarpus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Plum pine
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.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.