Ash Dieback vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Helotiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Hemiechinus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.