Long-eared Hedgehog vs thistle broomrape

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Orobanche reticulata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while thistle broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	thistle broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Orobanche
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Orobanche reticulata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

thistle broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	thistle broomrape
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.

thistle broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

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