Long-eared Hedgehog vs triangular-leaved thread moss

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Meesia hexasticha

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while triangular-leaved thread moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	triangular-leaved thread moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Splachnales (Splachnales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Meesiaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Meesia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Meesia hexasticha

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

triangular-leaved thread moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	triangular-leaved thread 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.

triangular-leaved thread moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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