Long-eared Hedgehog vs small notchwort

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lophozia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	small notchwort
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 notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.