Grey Tooth vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

Grey Tooth is Endangered while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Phellodon	Hemiechinus
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.