Long-eared Hedgehog vs Round-spotted Major

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Oxycera
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Round-spotted Major
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.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.