Long-eared Hedgehog vs soldier beetle

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	soldier beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cantharidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cantharis
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cantharis rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	soldier beetle
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.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.