Long-eared Hedgehog vs Orange Milkcap

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Lactarius aurantiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Lactarius
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Lactarius aurantiacus

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Orange Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	Orange Milkcap
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 Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.