Long-eared Hedgehog vs Shiny Dufourea

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Halictidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Dufourea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.