vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Leucopaxillus cutefractus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		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	Leucopaxillus	Hemiechinus
Species	Leucopaxillus cutefractus	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Leucopaxillus cutefractus is an agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, producing large, pale-coloured fruiting bodies with a strongly inrolled cap margin. It is a saprotrophic or weakly mycorrhizal species found in woodland and scrub habitats. Its conservation status is not evaluated.