Long-eared Hedgehog vs Potato Blight

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Phytophthora
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).