Long-eared Hedgehog vs Meadow Waxcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Erinaceidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Cuphophyllus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Meadow Waxcap
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.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.