Long-eared Hedgehog vs Olive Wax Cap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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