Long-eared Hedgehog vs tormentil

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Erinaceidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Potentilla
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	tormentil
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.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.