Long-eared Hedgehog vs Squat Dandelion

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Squat Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Squat Dandelion
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.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.