Long-eared Hedgehog vs Red Wasp

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Vespula rufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Red Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vespidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Vespula
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Vespula rufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Red Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Red Wasp
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.

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).