Long-eared Hedgehog vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange-Cored Shadow 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.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.