Long-eared Hedgehog vs sérotine

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Eptesicus serotinus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while sérotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	sérotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Eptesicus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Eptesicus serotinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and sérotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

sérotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	sérotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

sérotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

sérotine

Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine