Long-eared Hedgehog vs Marbled False Truffle

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Elaphomyces
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).