Long-eared Hedgehog vs Variable Flying Fox

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Variable Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.