Erizo Orejudo vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Erinaceidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Megachile
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Erizo Orejudo and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
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.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).