Garlic Mushroom vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Mycetinis copelandii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Garlic Mushroom is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Mushroom	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Omphalotaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Mycetinis	Hemiechinus
Species	Mycetinis copelandii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Garlic Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Mushroom	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.