Long-eared Hedgehog vs Scoophead

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sphyrna media

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Scoophead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scoophead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sphyrna media

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scoophead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scoophead
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.

Scoophead

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.