Long-eared Hedgehog vs Triple-blotched Bell

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Notocelia trimaculana

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Triple-blotched Bell is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Triple-blotched Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Notocelia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Notocelia trimaculana

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Triple-blotched Bell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Triple-blotched Bell

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Triple-blotched Bell
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.

Triple-blotched Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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