Long-eared Hedgehog vs Syrian Serin

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Serinus syriacus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Syrian Serin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Syrian Serin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Serinus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Serinus syriacus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Syrian Serin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Syrian Serin
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.

Syrian Serin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.