Long-eared Hedgehog vs small blue

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	small blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cupido
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cupido minimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	small blue
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.

small blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine