Long-eared Hedgehog vs Trashline orbweaver

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cyclosa oculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Trashline orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Erinaceidae	Araneidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cyclosa
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cyclosa oculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Trashline orbweaver

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Trashline orbweaver
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.

Trashline orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.