Long-eared Hedgehog vs Tufted Sedge

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Carex elata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Tufted Sedge is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Carex
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Carex elata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Tufted Sedge
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.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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