Long-eared Hedgehog vs Variable Chafer

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erinaceidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Gnorimus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.