Long-eared Hedgehog vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Enterographa
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
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.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.