Long-eared Hedgehog vs Slender Bedstraw

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Galium pumilum

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Slender Bedstraw is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Galium
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Galium pumilum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Slender Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Slender Bedstraw
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.

Slender Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.