Long-eared Hedgehog vs Russian Spiraea

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Spiraea media

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Russian Spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Russian Spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Spiraea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Spiraea media

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Russian Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Russian Spiraea
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.

Russian Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine