African wild ass vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Equus africanus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• African wild ass is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African wild ass	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Perissodactyla (สัตว์กีบคี่)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Equus (Horses & Zebras)	Hemiechinus
Species	Equus africanus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

African wild ass and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

African wild ass

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African wild ass	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African wild ass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

African wild ass

The African wild ass (Equus africanus) is a species in the genus Equus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.