Long-eared Hedgehog vs spurred threadwort

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cephaloziella
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.