Long-eared Hedgehog vs Vespid wasp

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Ancistrocerus parietum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Vespid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vespidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Ancistrocerus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Ancistrocerus parietum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Vespid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Vespid wasp
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.

Vespid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).