Long-eared Hedgehog vs Winged Jurinea

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Jurinea alata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Winged Jurinea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Winged Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Jurinea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Jurinea alata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Winged Jurinea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Winged Jurinea
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.

Winged Jurinea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.