Long-eared Hedgehog vs Saker Falcon

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Saker Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Saker Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Falconidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Falco
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Saker Falcon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Saker Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Saker Falcon
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.

Saker Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Saker Falcon

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine