Long-eared Hedgehog vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Philonotis
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
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.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.