#0153 · 🦊 mammals
Long-eared Hedgehog
🇳🇱 Langooregel ·Hemiechinus auritus
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what is it?
The long-eared hedgehog ( Hemiechinus auritus ) is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and some countries of the Middle East. The long-eared hedgehog lives in burrows that it either makes or finds and is distinguished by its long ears. It is considered one of the smallest middle eastern hedgehogs. This Hedgehog is insectivorous but may also feed on small vertebrates and plants. 6 years.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 951 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin in 1770 (256 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Long-eared Hedgehog
- Nederlands
- Langooregel
- scientific name
- Hemiechinus auritus
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Eulipotyphla
- family
- Erinaceidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 148
- sightings worldwide
- 951
- GBIF records in NL
- 1
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1770 by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Erinaceidae
#0004 📷 10Common Hedgehog
🇳🇱 Egel
Erinaceus europaeus
NT 👀 946 in NL
#0090 📷 10Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
🇳🇱 Oost-Europese egel
Erinaceus roumanicus
LC 🌍 15.7k seen
#0134 📷 10Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
🇳🇱 Oostelijke Egel (Klein-Azië)
Erinaceus concolor
LC 🌍 2k seen
#0156 📷 10North African Hedgehog
🇳🇱 Trekegel
Atelerix algirus
LC 🌍 896 seen
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 43024, Wikidata Q1459, GBIF 2437125, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.