Long-eared Hedgehog vs spring groundsel

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	spring groundsel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Senecio
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	spring groundsel
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.

spring groundsel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain