Elbowpatch Crust vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Hemiechinus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.