Erizo Orejudo vs Needle Juniper

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Juniperus rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Needle Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pinales (Coniferales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Juniperus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Juniperus rigida

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Needle Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Needle Juniper
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.

Needle Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.