Confusing Fold Truffle vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Hemiechinus
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.