Long-eared Hedgehog vs small red peat moss

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sphagnum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	small red peat moss
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 red peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.