Long-eared Hedgehog vs Western midget

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Western midget is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Phyllonorycter
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Western midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western midget
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 midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Russia.