Field Earthstar vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Geastrum campestre compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Field Earthstar is Critically Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Earthstar	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Geastraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Geastrum	Hemiechinus
Species	Geastrum campestre	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Field Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Earthstar	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically 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.