Erizo Orejudo vs amarant

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while amarant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	amarant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Amaranthus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

amarant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	amarant
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.

amarant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine