Devil's Fingers vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Clathrus archeri compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Phallaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Clathrus	Hemiechinus
Species	Clathrus archeri	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.