Fringed Cup vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Encoelia	Hemiechinus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.