Long-eared Hedgehog vs spring-sedge

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Carex caryophyllea

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while spring-sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	spring-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Carex
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Carex caryophyllea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spring-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	spring-sedge
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-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.