Devil'S Urn vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Urnula craterium compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	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	Sarcosomataceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Urnula	Hemiechinus
Species	Urnula craterium	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.