Long-eared Hedgehog vs Western Mediterranean Mouse

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Mus spretus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western Mediterranean Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Mus spretus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Western Mediterranean Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Western Mediterranean Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western Mediterranean Mouse
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.

Western Mediterranean Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.