Long-eared Hedgehog vs sow thistle aphid

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Aphididae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Hyperomyzus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and sow thistle aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	sow thistle aphid
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.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).