Long-eared Hedgehog vs Veined Ear

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Otidea phlebophora

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Veined Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Veined Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Otidea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Otidea phlebophora

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Veined Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Veined Ear
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.

Veined Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.