Imperial Webcap vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cortinarius purpureus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Imperial Webcap	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	Cortinariaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Hemiechinus
Species	Cortinarius purpureus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Imperial Webcap	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.