Foxtail Smut vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Urocystis	Hemiechinus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.