Long-eared Hedgehog vs short oat

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while short oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	short oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Avena
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	short oat
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.

short oat

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).