Long-eared Hedgehog vs

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sphingobium ummariense

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 ummariense

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 ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.