Long-eared Hedgehog vs Ночница Наттерера

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Ночница Наттерера is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Ночница Наттерера
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Erinaceidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Myotis
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Myotis nattereri

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and Ночница Наттерера share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Ночница Наттерера

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Ночница Наттерера
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.

Ночница Наттерера

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine