Long-eared Hedgehog vs Matsutake

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Tricholoma
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Matsutake
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.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.