Long-eared Hedgehog vs Spinose skate

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Breviraja spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spinose skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rajidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Breviraja
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Breviraja spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Spinose skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Spinose skate
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.

Spinose skate