Long-eared Hedgehog vs white earwort

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Diplophyllum
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	white earwort
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.

white earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.