Long-eared Hedgehog vs Willow Pigmy

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Stigmella obliquella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Willow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Erinaceidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Stigmella
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Stigmella obliquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Willow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Willow Pigmy
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.

Willow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.