Long-eared Hedgehog vs Prickled ray

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rajidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Malacoraja
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray