Long-eared Hedgehog vs Onion Smut

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Urocystis
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.