Topo occidental vs Erizo Orejudo

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Talpidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Scalopus	Hemiechinus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo occidental and Erizo Orejudo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.