Long-eared Hedgehog vs Western yellowjacket

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western yellowjacket
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	Vespula
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Western yellowjacket
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 yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.