Long-eared Hedgehog vs

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sphingobium abikonense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sphingobium
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sphingobium abikonense

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium abikonense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated in Abiko, Japan, capable of degrading xenobiotic compounds. It inhabits contaminated soils and sediments in industrial regions. This chemoheterotrophic bacterium degrades polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic compounds in polluted environments.