Long-eared Hedgehog vs Small Whiteface

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Small Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Small Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Erinaceidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Leucorrhinia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Leucorrhinia dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Small Whiteface
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 Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Whiteface

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) 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.