Long-eared Hedgehog vs Scarce Marbled

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Eublemma minutata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Scarce Marbled is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scarce Marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Eublemma
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Eublemma minutata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Scarce Marbled share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Marbled

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scarce Marbled
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.

Scarce Marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.