Long-eared Hedgehog vs Spangled Cotinga

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cotinga cayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cotinga
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spangled Cotinga
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.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.