Hollowed Truffle vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Tuber excavatum compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Hollowed Truffle is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hollowed Truffle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tuber	Hemiechinus
Species	Tuber excavatum	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Hollowed Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hollowed Truffle	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hollowed Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.