Heath Puffball vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	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	Lycoperdaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Hemiechinus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.