Erizo Orejudo vs Mountain Sedge

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Carex montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Mountain Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Carex
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Carex montana

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Mountain Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Mountain Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).