Long-eared Hedgehog vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sematophyllum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Prostrate Feather-Moss
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.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.