Long-eared Hedgehog vs Scrub Hare

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lepus saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scrub Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Erinaceidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lepus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lepus saxatilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Scrub Hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Scrub Hare
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.

Scrub Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.