Long-eared Hedgehog vs Thyme Pug

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geometridae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Eupithecia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Thyme Pug
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.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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