Long-eared Hedgehog vs rough bindweed

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Smilax
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.