Erizo Orejudo vs Root-headed Centaury

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hemiechinus	Centaurea
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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