Long-eared Hedgehog vs Recurved Peatmoss

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sphagnum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Recurved Peatmoss
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.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.