Long-eared Hedgehog vs Roman nettle

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Urtica pilulifera

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Roman nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Roman nettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Urtica
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Urtica pilulifera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Roman nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Roman nettle
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.

Roman nettle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine