Larch Knight vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Tricholoma psammopus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Larch Knight	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	Tricholomataceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Hemiechinus
Species	Tricholoma psammopus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Larch Knight	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.